It’s awardsseason – which means stars are under pressure to rock the red carpet. CarrieUnderwood looked amazing at the GRAMMYs – wearing a sleek Nicolas Jebran blackgown with a sweetheart neckline. Now, Carrie’s trainer, ErinOprea, has written a book, The 4x4 Diet, that offers those samefitness tips Carrie used to transform her body into awards season shape.

“Make 10,000 steps a day your goal. A lot of people don’t realizehow sedentary they are,” Oprea warns. “Our bodies are built to move and ourbodies hurt because we sit all day, and the more we sit, the more we hurt, andthe more we hurt, the less we move, so it’s this big cycle you have to break.”

Oprea is all about practical fitness steps, and she knows that achieving10,000 steps in one lump sum during the day just isn’t feasible. “Who can dothat?” she asks. “Instead, get up in the morning and go for a 15-minute walk,that will clear your mind, and get you awake.” Look for incremental gains -- ifyou’re going grocery store shopping, park in a far spot.

Be mindful, though -- if you are pushing a shopping cart or astroller, your steps won’t be counted. Oprea suggests, “I put my Fitbit throughmy shoelaces, or if you’re on a bicycle, put your Fitbit through yourshoelaces.”

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CutStarches at Night

If you feel puffy, heavy, and low energy in the morning, chancesare you ate starches late at night. Oprea advises to start eating starchesearly in the day, so you can use the energy rather than store it overnight. Fordinner, swap pastas, rice, and potatoes for lean protein and veggies.

3. Cut Down Your Sodium

Oprea says when people tell her, ‘I can’t lose this little bit,' sometimes it’s just the salt. Read the labels of your food, buy the ‘no sodiumadded’ versions, and you’ll notice a difference in how your body feels, shesays. Oprea advises limiting yourself to 1,500-2,000 mg of sodium a day.

It’s not practical for Oprea’s clients to cut alcohol completely,so she recommends planning it out. “If you’re trying to have two drinks a week,and you know you have five events a week, which ones do you really want to drinkat?” she says. Oprea suggests avoiding “the real sugary drinks and the heavy beers.”

6. Multitask Your Exercise

If you’re a mom and are shuffling around to your kids’ sportscommitments, utilize that time! While at your children's soccer games, oractivities, bring a jump rope to their practices or do some high-intensity repsduring downtime.